Vintage TV console turned to dogs bed!

I have seen this one all over Pinterest! I wanted to do it myself, but it looked a little bit complicated since I don’t know anything at all about dismantling electronics. It turned out to be really simple! You can turn a Vintage TV into a dogs bed. I wanted to keep the wood look for now, but turn it into a functional dog bed. I may go back and add more fun detail later when the decor in the room it will live in changes.

Step one: Find an old Vintage TV cabinet. This one came from my husbands family cabin but I have seen them for several dollars at the local goodwill too!

Step two: Remove the back of the TV (make sure you are wearing proper safety stuff!) Hubby did this part for me. He really just started unscrewing any screws he could find, and clipping wires. We were not concerned with saving any of the TVs innards so it was just a matter of pulling out everything, in one piece or in pieces. Make sure to remove the actual tube carefully as it can cause some harm if it breaks. This step took him about 30 minutes!

Step three: I did this while Hubby was removing the insides of the TV; Covering the back panel. You don’t even really need a back panel for this purpose, but I wanted it there, so I used an old twin size sheet to cover the existing back panel from the console. The sheet color matches the current room colors where the Cabinet will be staying. There are a lot of holes in this board, so you could replace it with a thin board of your choosing if you want, but once it was covered you can’t even tell the holes are there. It was as simple as laying the board on the sheet, folding it over, pulling it tight and adding a few staples!

After all the insides had been removed, I used some sand paper to smooth things out a little. For my purpose, the bottom that was in the TV already would work OK so I did not need to cut or add any other boards. Once any rough edges had been sanded down, I wiped the whole tv down to clean it up before painting. I used some leftover paint we had from the house to coat the inside of the TV. So far, the total cost of this project has been $0.00! Who doesn’t love free?

Once the inside was all painted, Hubby helped me screw the back onto the cabinet. I added the dogs pillow and put his food and water dishes inside too. The whole project took only a couple hours, and Dobby is very happy in his new bed! Eventually I will use a tension rod and the rest of the sheet that I used to cover the back to make curtains. The top made an excellent plant stand, that window gets amazing light!

I gave this dog bed a lot more character and color when I gave it a second chance. Getting braver with this console dog bed even won a contest! You can read all about it right here!